Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)  

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.  

1645  On October - 26 birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on this day in history.  

1684  On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)  

1685  On this day in history birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

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1685  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer  

1694  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on this day in history.  

1719  On this day in history birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer  

1740  On this day in history birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer  

1757  On October - 26 birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on October - 26.  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.  

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.  

1789  On October - 26 birth of joseph Mayseder, composer  

1791  On October - 26 birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)  

1794  On this day in history birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)  

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on this day in history.  

1800  On October - 26 birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on October - 26.  

1804  On October - 26 birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875  

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on October - 26.  

1824  On this day in history birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1830  On this day in history birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer  

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.  

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on October - 26.  

1843  On this day in history birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)  

1845  On October - 26 birth of hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella)  

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0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies  

1132  On October - 26 death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on this day in history.  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.  

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on this day in history.  

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.  

1608  On this day in history juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)